Adapting to stress: understanding the neurobiology of resilience

C Osório, T Probert, E Jones, AH Young… - Behavioral …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
There is significant variation in the way individuals react and respond to extreme stress and
adversity. While some individuals develop psychiatric conditions such as posttraumatic …

To predict, prevent, and manage post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): a review of pathophysiology, treatment, and biomarkers

GI Al Jowf, ZT Ahmed, RA Reijnders, L de Nijs… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can become a chronic and severely disabling
condition resulting in a reduced quality of life and increased economic burden. The disorder …

Critical Issues in BDNF Val66Met Genetic Studies of Neuropsychiatric Disorders

SJ Tsai - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Neurotrophins have been implicated in the pathophysiology of many neuropsychiatric
diseases. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is the most abundant and widely …

The genetics and epigenetics of PTSD: overview, recent advances, and future directions

CM Sheerin, MJ Lind, KE Bountress, NR Nugent… - Current opinion in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Over 100 candidate gene studies have been conducted to date.•Candidate gene
studies of the HPA-axis system appear to be promising.•Genome-wide association studies …

A Case‐Control Study and Meta‐Analysis Reveal BDNF Val66Met Is a Possible Risk Factor for PTSD

D Bruenig, J Lurie, CP Morris, W Harvey… - Neural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that develops in some
people after exposure to a traumatic event. Brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is …

The BDNF Val66Met polymorphism moderates the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and fear extinction learning

KL Felmingham, DV Zuj, KCM Hsu, E Nicholson… - …, 2018 - Elsevier
The low expression Met allele of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism is associated with
impaired fear extinction in healthy controls, and poorer response to exposure therapy in …

Influence of childhood trauma and brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism on posttraumatic stress symptoms and cortical thickness

MJ Jin, H Jeon, MH Hyun, SH Lee - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Interaction between childhood trauma and genetic factors influences the pathophysiology of
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study examined the interaction effect of childhood …

BDNF Val66Met genotype and adolescent glucocorticoid treatment induce sex-specific disruptions to fear extinction and amygdala GABAergic interneuron expression …

S Raju, M Notaras, AM Grech, A Schroeder… - Hormones and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The BDNF Val66Met single nucleotide polymorphism has been
implicated in stress sensitivity and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) risk. We …

Genetic variants of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor and metabolic indices in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

L Tudor, M Konjevod, M Nikolac Perkovic… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a trauma and stressor related disorder that may
develop after exposure to an event that involved the actual or possible threat of death …

The influence of the BDNF Val66Met genotype on emotional recognition memory in post-traumatic stress disorder

EL Nicholson, MI Garry, LJ Ney, CMK Hsu, DV Zuj… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Dysregulated consolidation of emotional memories is a core feature of posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) influences synaptic plasticity …